Roslyn appoints new social studies chair

The Roslyn School District has appointed Kristy Faulkner as the new social studies chairperson for secondary education. She will step into the role vacated by retiring Chairperson Paul Rosenboom.

Faulkner’s role will be to provide leadership and educational support to the dedicated team of social studies teachers at Roslyn Middle School and Roslyn High School.

“The Roslyn Board of Education and I were extremely pleased to find a candidate who fully understands and appreciates the challenges of creating a robust and rigorous curriculum,” Superintendent Al- lison Brown said. “She is ready and excited to support our remarkable faculty and motivated students. We can’t wait for her to bring her expertise and fresh ideas into our schools this fall!”

Faulkner began her teaching career at Half Hollow Hills School District and was most recently a secondary social studies teacher at the Bellmore-Merrick School District.

In addition to her strong background in curriculum and instruction, she has also co-authored three separate curriculum writing projects, created multiple social studies district finals and presented at the

LICSS professional development conference. In 2020, she was honored with the PTA Founders’ Day Award. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. Joseph’s College, a Master of Arts from SUNY Stony Brook and a Post Master’s Certificate from St. Joseph’s College.

Photo Courtesy Of The Roslyn School District

Newly appointed Roslyn School District social studies chair Kristy Faulkner.

BY MICHAEL J. LEWIS

For a few weeks in September, the makings of a glorious season were right there for the Port Washington football team.

Three consecutive wins had them reigning as surprise kings of the local gridiron scene. Led by quarterback John McCarthy, fleet playmakers like Harry Behan and Anthony Iuorio, and hard-hitting defenders like Bryson Bodner, the Vikings were undefeated and looking to make noise in Conference I.

Then the roof metaphorically caved in. And the injuries that started to pile up were anything but metaphorical. Busted ribs, injured knees, broken feet. You name it, a player or two on the Vikings suffered it.

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But talk to the Port Washington head coach and returning players, and the glorious feeling of winning is still with them.

“I think about the Freeport game, and I’d never been more scared in my entire life,” Behan said. “But then